[It's short, sweet. To the point. Charlie woke up to quite a surprise this morning and she hates it. So she packed up the animals and went to stay in one of the nearby apartments. She won't be telling anyone where she is, for a multitude of reasons.]

Yes, she's hiding. No she pretty much doesn't want to see anyone or bother with anyone. And in all likelihood won't bother replying back.]

Merlin's gone again. He went home.

[Yep. That's the extent of it. At least she hasn't been attacked this time? Feel free to try to find her. She's away from her mansion for the next week and won't be coming to work for a few days. She wants to be hard to reach.]

[The video device snaps on just as a startled and painful yell is followed by a loud thump on the ground. It shows an upside down -shirtless - Theo sans his sunglasses, but fortunately not sans pants. His silver eyes blink out at everything and he yanks his right arm, discovering that it is currently cuffed to something else.]

What the...[and then something rather rude in some ancient not spoken in ages language follows. Because cursing in other languages is fun!]

[Gabriel stirs slowly, feeling the yank on her arm. The handcuffs have enough distance between them that she can remain on the bed, and she crawls to the edge of it, peering down at Theo disapprovingly. Her hair is slightly dishevelled.]

Don’t swear.

[Then she perks up at the sight of an undead...rat? creature? thing?...and her eyes go wide. What is that?!]

[The rat would blink at her but it’s missing its eyelids. Instead it scurries off and knocks Theo’s sunglasses off the nightstand so he can put them on.]

That wasn’t swearing. Trust me. That wasn’t swearing.

[There’s a pause.]

So. Today is going to be fun, isn’t it?

[The chain on the handcufs clinks as Gabriel pulls it up to examine it, tugging on Theo slightly in the process. Dismay is evident on her face.]

Oh, dear. I would say so.

[She frowns down at him, concerned.]

What are we going to do? You’ll disintegrate at this rate!


((OOC: Blue is Gabriel. Black is Theo. Pain is for both of them.))

What next? Whips and chains~? [No really, it's a suggestion.A fairly drenched with sarcasm type of suggestion.]

Such a lack of imagination. I've seen this one before...